ROCHESTER, NY – With Veterans Day approaching on Tuesday, Nov. 11, the Greater Rochester community always rises to the occasion to honor our veterans from all five branches of the service. This year, that Day of Valor will be extended to a full Valor Week that will be bracketed by contributions from the RIT men’s and women’s hockey teams with the online auction of special military themed game-worn jerseys. The men will wear the jerseys on Nov. 7-8 vs. Holy Cross, while the women will don them on Nov. 14-15 vs. Penn State, with all games taking place at RIT’s brand new Gene Polisseni Center.  The jersey auction will start on Nov. 5 and end at 10 a.m. on Nov. 17. Visit www.ritathletics.com for more information.

All funds generated from the auctions will be distributed to a number of local agencies serving veterans of the Greater Rochester area through the all-volunteer One Team One Fight effort.  Each player’s jersey will bear a special patch remembering the men and women on the Greater Rochester area who made the ultimate sacrifice in Iraq and Afghanistan. Every player will carry a military name patch on the right chest of the jersey with the last name of each of these men and women.  The team will also honor fallen Rochester Police Officer and veteran Daryl Pierson on one sleeve, as well as the “One Team One Fight” phrase on the back. RIT is honored to be part of a larger community effort to recognize and remember all of our veterans.

The fourth annual RIT Veterans Day Breakfast and program for the RIT community veterans and families will occur from 8 a.m. – 10 a.m. in the Gordon Field House on Nov. 11.